Mohave County miner., 1887-08-27

Parents are anxious TO have schoo
commence, bat there is no money in the
treasury.
| Fred Coffin, of Fort Mojave, and Char
ley Beecher and Dick Taggart, OF thi,
town, were rusticating in Gan Jose wher
last heard from.
| Mr.. John Bradley, San Francisco
mining expert, is taking look at oul
mines on behalf of the Kingmau Silve,
Mining Company.
Clean off your streets and keep your
sidewalks jn good order. Visitors TO the
town will then think YOU have some ge,
up and get about you.
Contractor Whipple has five men al
work on the residence OF Otto +. Kuencel
and at the present rate OF progress will
soon have il completed.
w. II. Taggart q Co. have been ap
pointed sole agents for Franz Falk's cel-
cbrated Milwaukee Beer, and will receive
the first car load in few days.
Superintendent Brother, Of the Lost
Basin Mill and Mining Company, came
in late last night, having made the drive
from Patterson's Wells in one day.
The tax levy for this year has been
fixed at 1866 OH the 400. On cattle an
extra tax of ten cents on the 800 has
been levied for Territorial stock sanitary
purposes.
Gus. W. Beecher and Frank jackson
left on FnIay morning for Signal. the
former 10 look after his freighting inter.
ests in that direction and the latter 10
take command OF sixteen mule team.
American ladies have certainly carried
away the palm for ingenious "make-ups. "
The latest article patented for their use i
a self-acting palpitating bosom. We have
not seen any Of them in Kingman yet,
but that is no reason why they may not
be in Use here.
The residents along the line OF Filth
street from the railroad 10 the foothills
intend to plant row of cottonwood OF
! locust trees on each side of the street this
| fall, and want il named Fifth Avenue
This is an example worthy OF emulation
by other property owners.
the many friends OF Dick T.,ggart will
be sorry to hear that he is sick in San
Francisco with pneumonia. However he
is in good hands, AMI his physician says
that with careful nursing. etc. he will pull
through all right. Ii Dick had stayed in
Arizona he would not have had pneumo.
MIA, but man must learn wisdom by
experience.
Kingman croakers are getting TO be
very few and far between. Kingman is
prospering with a permanent and healthy
growth, and all Croakers should be ami
hilated. especially when they are impecu-
NOUS Democrats, like most OF those in
this town. II the croakers here will quit
croaking, this climate will be much more
healthy for them and their kin.
We lead and others follow in the matter
Of reducing prices, and we intend to lead
if we have to sell ten carloads Of goods
per day at one per cent. profit. Call and
sec tis and get our price5 IL all wc ask,
and all we want to get your trade. Our
prices and goods speak for themselves.
We only advertise to encourage the print.
er-and because it pays Us 10 do it. w.
III. Taggart & Co.
Chief Justice Wright has directed the
Clerk Of the District Court Of Mohave
county TO Issue venire for Grand Jury
to be in attendance at the September
term OF that Court. This will he the first
Grand Jury that Mohave county has had
for three years, and it Is predicted that
some startling revelations will be made
efors 1t finishes its labors.-Hoof and
H,,rn.
Wu1. Briggs brought up big load OF
water,uelons ON Wednesday last from his
ranch on the Big study, all Of which
were bid in by Taggart 4 60. The writer
got the biggest one, actual weight -
pounds, for the consideration Of one silver
dollar, and in the language Of the poe 1t
was dandy. But the idea OF charging
the editor dollar, or anything at all, for
a watermelon is what beats us.
TIE wrestling match last Saturday night
at Taggart's Hall between W. W. Clack
and K. T. Trevitbick for $3.50 a side and
gate money was won by the latter. Clack
won the fret fall, while Trevitbick got
the last two. Tom McNahan was select
ed as referee and his decisions seemed to
give general satisfaction. The hall was
comfortably filed with spectators. all Of
whom seemed to think they got their
moneys worth.
The editor has made four firm friends
during the past week, viz: Tom McMa-
han, Bert Crane, VIM. Clack and George
Bowers. There is nothing mean about
these gentlemen, they are our best friends,
they will do anything for rs, they will
vote for us at the next election, they will
endorse our note to any amount, they
will loan us all the money they have got
or can rustic, and each OF them takes
thirty copies OF the MINER. They are
pretty good friends to have.